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Meet Our Staff

The Solid Rock International staff is a group of committed individuals with wide-ranging talents and skills focused on serving the poor in the Dominican Republic. As a staff, we are passionate about our work in this life-changing ministry and would like to thank you for your continued support!

Bienvenida - Medical Team CoordinatorBienvenida is a key link between the Christian Clinic of Integrated Health and the North American medical mission teams. She keeps the work week running smoothly for Solid Rock volunteers by preparing for the teams and ensuring sound communication throughout the week. Bienvenida also is responsible for promoting the schedule of visiting North American surgeons within the community and advertising for the clinic.

Dr. Canario - Clinic Director & Founder, Director of Child Nutrition ProgramDr. Canario directs the Christian Clinic of Integrated Health, located just next to the SRI guesthouse in San Juan de la Maguana. Dr. Canario has been working in the clinic since its doors opened in the late 1980′s, and also plays a major role overseeing the Child Nutrition Program. He felt called to serve the poor through medicine at an early age, and has given his life to the needy of his community.

Dr. Sandy - Clinic DoctorDr. Sandy has been working at the clinic since 2006. He assists SRI medical teams by consulting and preparing patients for North American surgeons as well as follow up care after surgery. Dr. Sandy has a true heart for serving his community as evidenced in the care he gives his patients as well as his involvement in a local church.

Enol – PastorEnol is Solid Rock International’s pastor and will be accompanying the medical teams to the barrio clinic. He will offer prayer and share the gospel with those who are waiting to be seen by a doctor. Enol plays an important role in Solid Rock’s mission to transform the body, mind, and soul of the poor.

Hector – Outreach Coordinator
Hector helps lead health education (“charlas”) during the barrio clinics. In addition, he teaches staff Spanish classes for the American missionaries and is helping develop Vacation Bible School curriculum. He will also be active with helping lead Vacation Bible School alongside short-term teams. Hector will be a valuable leader and guide for the mission teams that visit the guesthouse.

Dr. Cruz – Doctor, Child Nutrition ProgramDr. Jazmin Cruz works in the clinic in El Cercado and oversees the Child Nutrition Program. She is an integral part of the community, helping provide nutrition and medical care. In addition, she is a vital part of the Solid Rock International family as she provides leadership for the Child Nutrition Program.

Frank Beltre – Project Financial ManagerI am Frank Beltre and I worked as the administrator in the Clinica Cristiana de Salud Integral (CCSI) from 1999-2010. I have also been part of the Solid Rock board. My wife Juanita worked as a volunteer in the guesthouse for many years. Right now my family and I are returning to our beloved country to help with the needed transformation of CCSI to continue serving the poor. It has been a great blessing and opportunity that God has given to us through SRI to be an instrument of His grace and to establish His kingdom in the Dominican Republic.

Dan and Kari - Guesthouse AdministratorsHey! We are Dan and Kari Straley, the Guesthouse Administrators for Solid Rock International. We are full-time missionaries living in San Juan de la Maguana working with the North American teams who come down to serve. We met doing missions work in Juarez, Mexico in 2007 and were thrilled to accept this position and become part of the Solid Rock family in February 2011. We look forward to serving the Lord together with you!

Nicole - Medical Team Coordinator Hi! I’m Nicole and I’m a Medical Coordinator here at Solid Rock International. I’m a Registered Nurse and have been here for 3 years. I greatly enjoy the diversity of my job, working in the clinic with the surgical teams, coordinating patient care, and traveling to the barrios to host mobile clinics with the medical teams. However, my favorite thing to do is simply interact with the wonderful folks that we get to take care of and spend time with. I am enchanted with the life and culture of the Dominican Republic and feel blessed to be able to be here serving with our amazing teams.

Laura - Child Nutrition Program Social Worker & Student Sponsorship CoordinatorHey! I’m Laura. I am excited to be a member of the Solid Rock Staff in the Dominican Republic. The people of San Juan de la Maguana captured my heart the first time I came here on a short-term missions trip in 2005. I am thrilled and blessed to have the opportunity to live and work here, using my social work skills to partner with the Child Nutrition and Student Sponsorship Programs.

Jeff and Kamanda - Construction Project Coordinator & Education Coordinator
We are thrilled to be in San Juan with our daughter Braegan as a part of the Solid Rock Staff. We are excited to see how God is going to use the REVOLUTION project to spread health education and healing throughout the country. Jeff works with the construction teams while Kamanda uses her passion for education to increase the support for local schools and student sponsorship. We love working alongside both Americans and Dominicans while serving the Lord through SRI.

Ken Potter – Project Construction Manager I will be onsite in San Juan to oversee the building of the new clinic, representing the wonderful people who have supported the REVOLUTION Campaign. I have traveled several times to the DR starting in 2006 with Second Presbyterian Church (Roanoke,VA) and feel called to help make the clinic a reality so that it may better serve the people of the Dominican Republic. My wife Stacy hopes to join me in San Juan. We are all called to help one another, and I am so blessed to have this amazing opportunity to serve others working with and for the people of San Juan de la Maguana.

Kate - Program CoordinatorHi! I’m Kate and I am the Program Coordinator for Solid Rock International, working from the Indianapolis office. I have traveled to the DR several times with Solid Rock and am so thankful for the opportunity to join what God is doing there! Working with Solid Rock blends a lot of my passions: education (I am a former teacher), Spanish, traveling, and showing God’s love in practical ways. I am very excited to be a part of the Solid Rock family!

Lori – Administrative Assistant
I work as Administrative Assistant, part-time out of my home in Ohio. I’m thrilled to be able to use my skills in accounting, which I love to do, to assist the rest of the SRI team. I am so excited each month to see how teams are traveling to the DR to serve there. God is doing a lot of amazing things there and I’m so glad that I can be a part of keeping some of the many details straight.

Joe and Shannon - Executive Director & Director of DevelopmentWe work on the administrative side of Solid Rock International in the Indianapolis office, overseeing the various programs and ministries in the Dominican Republic. The work of SRI is very close to our hearts as we spent two and a half years serving as the Guesthouse Administrators in San Juan de la Maguana before taking on our current jobs. We feel absolutely blessed to be serving our Dominican friends in this challenging and rewarding position.